Drama
Subject |
DRAMA |
Faculty PEPS |
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Year |
Key Stage |
Content by topic |
Approach eg. mixed ability/set and style |
Board and Specification and qualification Coursework content weighting and year completed. Option or compulsory |
Year 7 |
KS3 |
We cover a range of drama skills designed to enable students to have confidence and build transferable skills. The emphasis is on story-telling and this is reflected in the SOW throughout the year.
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Taught in mixed ability teaching groups · Characterisation · Still image · Montage/thought tracking/soundscape · Devising from a range of stimuli · Writing and performing monologues/duologues · Using Masks in Drama |
Compulsory for all students. |
Year 8 |
KS3
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The focus in year 8 is on social issues such as bullying, peer pressure and tension within friends and families. These issues are used to create drama which is performed to their peers. |
Taught in mixed ability teaching groups · Exploration of social issues · Collaborate on scripts · Ensemble theatre · Physical Theatre · Evaluation of performances |
Compulsory for all students. |
Year 9 |
KS4
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In Year 9 we start the GCSE course. Students form their own theatre company and cover a wide range of script and devised theatre. |
Taught as either a taster or full three-year option. · Use of specialist Drama terms · Drama Mediums · Elements of Drama · Explorative Strategies |
Option Pearson GCSE Drama (9-1) 1Dr0
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Year 10 |
KS4
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Component 1: Devising Live theatre review based on a performance. |
In Year 10 we study a stimulus for Component One which covers most of the year and is worth 40% of the overall GCSE. We also accompany the students on a trip to the West End in London to see a performance which they will need to evaluate for their final exam. |
Option Pearson GCSE Drama 1Dr0 Drama Exploration Unit code: 1Dr0/01 (worth 40% of GCSE) • Internally assessed · Create and develop a devised piece from a stimulus. · Analyse and evaluate the devising process. · Performer or designer routes available Assessment overview ● AO1, AO2 and AO4 are assessed Internally assessed and externally moderated. ● There are two parts to the assessment: 1) a portfolio covering the creating and developing process and analysis and evaluation of this process (45 marks , assessing AO1 and AO4) . The portfolio submission recommendations are: - can be handwritten/typed evidence between 1500–2000 words or - can be recorded/verbal evidence between 8 –10 minutes
or - can be a combination of handwritten/typed evidence (between 750–1000 words) and recorded/verbal evidence (between 4–5 minutes) 2) a devised performance/design realisation (15 marks, assessingAO2).
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Year 11 |
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Component 2: Performance from Text
Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice. |
In Year 11 students study a play and perform two key extracts. They also prepare for the Component 3 Written exam. |
Component 2: Performance from Text (1DR0/02) Coursework 20% of the qualification – 48 marks Content overview ● Students will either perform in and/or design for two key extracts from a performance text. ● Centre choice of performance text. ● Performer or designer routes available. Assessment overview ● AO2 is assessed Externally assessed by visiting examiner. ● The performance/design realisation of each key extract is worth 24 marks.
Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice (1D R0/03) Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes 40% of the qualification 60 marks Content overview ● Practical exploration and study of one complete performance text ● Choice of eight performance texts ● Live theatre evaluation–free choice of production. Assessment overview Section A: Bringing Texts to Life ● 45 marks, assessing AO3. ● This section consists of one question broken into five parts (short and extended responses) based on an unseen extract from the chosen performance text. ● Performance texts are not allowed in the examination as the extracts will be provided. Section B: Live Theatre Evaluation ● 15 marks assessing AO4. ● This section consists of two questions requiring students to analyse and evaluate a live theatre performance they have seen. ●Students are allowed to bring in theatre evaluation notes of up to a maximum of 500 words. |